The way your ribcage moves matters. It impacts your ability to regulate your nervous system, use your core muscles, stabilize your spine, and produce force. Diaphragmatic breaths help train your ribcage to move in 360 degrees so that you can experience more freedom, safety, and variety in your movement and life.

How to do this version of diaphragmatic breathing:

1. Lie on your back with knees bent and feet on the floor.

2. Place your hands on your lower ribs to feel how your ribcage moves.

3. Expand on inhale, contract on exhale.

4. Take 5-10 full breaths.

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